Burp and BOOM!

10:35pmRobert

Hey, did I show this to you:
News Link

10:36pmMe

Heh

No, but that's hilarious. Some kind of prank?

10:38pmRobert

It is designed to blend in with standard shipping containers. That is bad news. Watch their video.

We have snow!

10:44pmMe

Oooooo!

Supposedly, we're supposed to get some.

I doubt it.

10:44pmRobert

Still, you may get rain.

Did you notice that the missile can be fired at sea or on a train or from a semi?

10:45pmRobert

Indeed.

That's hilarious.

10:47pmRobert

Actually, no. This is frankly designed for rogue states and organisations.

The Club-M is already a portable missile system, so no need for this design unless you want to smuggle cruise missiles.

10:48pmMe

I know, just hilarious because I never thought a cargo container would make a good missile rack.

10:49pmRobert

They do. Defense experts have been concerned for years that a rogue state would develop one. Well one has - Russia.

Cargo containers lock together.

10:49pmMe

True.

Just seems so Wal-Marty.

10:51pmRobert

Well, if you want to smuggle a cruise missile, it is ideal. Who suspects a shipping container? Seriously. Think of how many times per week you see an intermodal container.

10:52pmMe

Oh, don't get me wrong, I get the genius behind it.

It just seems funny to me in a way.

10:53pmRobert

Think of the sensitive areas where intermodal containers go (ports, railyards, etc).

10:54pmMe

Yeah, I know. My first thought was that a shipping company goofs and a Toys R Us gets a missile while some terrorist gets a container full of teddy bears.

10:55pmRobert

Terrorist #1: "What the fuck are we going to do with 20 gross of Chinese teddy bears?"

Terrorist #2: "Sell them on E-bay?"

Meanwhile, at Toys R Us: "Damn, Smitty, those guys at Estes don't fuck around when it comes to model rockets!"

Also, I have this scenario in my head where a semi stops at a weigh station. The Highway Patrol officer reads the scale and says, "Damn, boy, what the hell are you carrying?! Open this sumbitch and let me have a look!"

10:59pmMe

Heh.

11:04pmRobert

Soooo many scenarios in my head...

11:04pmMe

What th' fuck you got there, sonny Jim?

That some kinda funky "play toy" for the missus?

11:05pmRobert

"By the beard of the Prophet, I swear that it is plumbing supplies."

11:05pmMe

Bwahaha

Scary though.

11:06pmRobert

Yep. This kind of shit keep military planners awake at night.

11:07pmMe

No kidding.

11:07pmRobert

Still, I am amused by the idea of one accidentally being delivered to Toys R Us.

11:08pmMe

I don't wanna blow up, I'm a toys r us kid. There's lots of guns and ammo that terrorists like to play with. From IED's to planes to nuclear bombs, they have the scariest military hardware there is...

11:09pmRobert

LOL!

At Toy R Us, we sell the best damn war toys money can buy!

I feel a blogworthy item...

11:10pmMe

Heh.

11:10pmRobert

Seriously, this exchange is blogworthy, IMHO.

;-);-)

11:11pmMe

Alrighty, so it shall be done!

Should We Shout, Should We Scream...

Awesome.

I am pretty stoked about this decision I made to try to write more.

Big Finish Productions, who have returned classic Sci Fi giants Doctor Who, Stargate, Judge Dredd and others to life with new and exciting audio adventures, have announced two separate writing opportunities for aspiring writers. Having been a looooonnnnnng time fan of Doctor Who, I naturally leaped at the chance.

I finished the first submission to their request of story pitches in January and I am crossing my fingers on that one. We had to create a 500 word "pitch" as well as to submit two pages of sample script. Within two weeks of the original announcement.

I think I pulled off a good one, but we'll see what the BF guys think. I'm one of over 1,200 submissions. Wish me success!

Dusting Off the Keyboard...

Well, I finally did something this time around instead of just sitting and thinking, "Damn, wouldn't it be sweet if..."

For those in the know, I am a fan. I dig the original BBC series, the new series and Big Finish's Doctor Who audio adventures. What was extra cool was when BF announced that they were offering a chance to pitch a story idea, along with two pages of script, of a short episode that would star Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton.

Davison, who played Doc #5 in the original series might be possibly recognizable to those familiar with the BBC Hitchhikers Guide TV serial. He was the pig looking cow thing that was offering himself to Zaphod, Ford and company at the Restraunt at the End of the Universe.

Anyway, #5 was always one of my favorites, if not the favorite. When I started watching Who, PBS was showing stories from his run. To get the chance to possibly write an episode for Davison to star in, well, that I just couldn't pass up!

So, we'll see what happens from here. 1,200 entries to contend with. If nothing else, it felt euphoric to finally do something with my writing than to sit here and merely talk about it.

Wish me success, my friends. :)

Yep, It's The Usual February Rush...

One week, two days down.

The faster I get through this month, the better. Now that the birthdays of three people I care about this month have passed, the rest of this month can zoom by...